Thursday, December 07, 2006

The al-Fajr Media Center, a jihadi news agency connected to the Islamic Army in Iraq, launched a new journal series on how to use high technology for jihad.The first issue of the publication, called Al-Mujahid al-Tiqani (The Technical Mujahid), has five chapters, for a total of 64 pages, dealing with securing and hiding data on computers, Global Positioning System (GPS), how to make videos and PGP software. In the foreword, the editors state that the magazine was launched partly because of Abu Hamza al-Muhajir's call for scientists to provide support for the jihad in Iraq (Terrorism Focus, October 10). In addition, they urge all supporters to create and submit articles about technology use in future issues of the journal. The document can now be found on various jihadi websites, such as http://ekhlaas.info, http://hesba.com, http://alfirdaws.org and http://al-boraq.com.